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ACTOR

Smita Patil

Known for
Namak Halaal (1982), Shakti (1982), Ardh Satya (1983), Arth (1982)

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Smita Patil is an actor best known for Namak Halaal, Shakti and Ardh Satya.

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    Smita Patil is regarded, alongside Shabana Azmi, as one of the best Indian actresses of her generation.

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    She had a child with Raj Babbar; their son, Prateik Patil Babbar, was born on 28 November 1986. She died of complications two weeks after his birth.

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    Rajesh Khanna and Smita Patil were paired together in six successful super-hit films.

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    For her sensitive role in Bhumika (1977), she won the National Award at the age of 21, making her one of the youngest recipients of the honour.

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    Art films were her strongest suit, but she also proved her talent in commercial films, appearing opposite Amitabh Bachchan in Namak Halal and Shakti (both released in 1982) and, throughout the 1980-1987 period, consistently starring in films of various genres with Superstar Rajesh Khanna and delivering hits with him.

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    In addition to Hindi, she worked in her native language, Marathi, and also appeared in some Bengali, Kannada and Malayalam films.

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    In 1980 she was in a close relationship with Vinod Khanna.

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    She had a sister named Anita, who is a schoolteacher. Anita has two sons, Varoon and Adeetya. Adeetya is married to Katherine, and they have a daughter named Zoe Smita.

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    Her nephew Adeetya Deshmukh is a teacher in New York.

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    During her lifetime, Smita was a well-known feminist who involved herself in various causes for women's empowerment. Patil was a dedicated member of the Women's Centre in Mumbai and fought for the empowerment and education of women.

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    She was the mother-in-law of Priya Banerjee.

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    She worked with assistant director Mandeep Kakkar.

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    She had a relationship with the journalist Bikram Vohra.

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    She worked with the producer Johnny Bakshi.

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